At Eteach, we’re more than just a job board – we’re a people-powered education recruitment partner, trusted by over 7,500 schools and colleges worldwide. We're now looking for an experienced Senior Business Development Consultant to help us grow deeper, smarter, and faster in the education sector.
This isn’t your average sales role. You won’t just be hitting KPIs from behind a desk — you’ll be out there building real relationships with Headteachers, MAT leaders, HR Directors, and decision-makers across education. If you know how to speak their language, understand the challenges schools face when it comes to talent, and can offer genuinely impactful solutions, we want to talk to you.
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Own the full top-of-funnel process: qualify inbound leads and execute targeted outbound outreach via email, phone, LinkedIn, and campaigns
- Identify and engage senior decision-makers across MATs, LAs and international schools
- Accurately log and forecast opportunity value and conversion potential within CRM
- Maintain clear and up-to-date records of all lead activity, conversion rates, and opportunity status
- Work closely with the Partnership and Key Account Sales Director to forecast future pipeline volume and velocity
- Attend and support education sector events, exhibitions, and roundtables to generate new business leads
- Engage with attendees, qualify interest, and follow up to convert event contacts into pipeline
- Provide insights from events to inform sales and marketing strategy
- Collaborate with marketing to support campaigns, webinars, and product launches through coordinated outreach
- Share customer insights, objections, and trends to improve messaging and outreach strategies
- Deliver regular reporting on lead performance, meeting quality, and forecasting accuracy
- Provide occasional support to junior team members when required, helping to uphold best practices and team standards
- Identify and develop new business opportunities in the education sector (schools, MATs, colleges, and education groups)
- Pitch and promote the Eteach platform, our recruitment software, advertising packages, and talent attraction services
- Build long-term partnerships through consultative selling — this is about adding value, not just hitting a target
- Attend relevant networking events, conferences, and school visits — in-person connection still matters
- Track pipeline activity, forecast sales, and report on key trends and insights back to leadership
Essential Requirements
- 3+ years in a B2C /B2B sales development, business development, or inside sales role
- Experience managing both outbound outreach and inbound lead conversion
- You know how schools and MATs operate — ideally, you've worked in education recruitment or sold into this market beforeStrong forecasting ability and commercial awareness of pipeline dynamics
- Proven success in booking high-quality meetings with senior decision-makers
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Proficiency with CRM and sales tools
- Highly organised, self-motivated, and results-oriented
What’s In It For You
- Competitive base salary + uncapped commission from day 1
- Private Medical Insurance
- Enhanced pension scheme
- Real autonomy — you’ll shape your patch, your approach, your day
- Be part of a fast-moving, mission-driven team reshaping how education finds talent
- Ongoing support and professional development — we’ll back you, not box you
Why join us
At Eteach, we believe every child deserves the best teachers — and every school deserves the tools to find and retain them. If you’re passionate about education and ready to drive growth in a high-impact role, we’d love to hear from you.
Eteach welcomes applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of gender, age, race, religious belief, disability, or sexual orientation. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
You must have the right to work in the UK.
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